The shaping of western world to some extent is the conclusion about the relationship between European monarchs and the church during Middle Ages.
Explanation:
The relationship is best described during the [tex]18^{th}[/tex] century when reforms were beginning to take place. There were a number of developments that happened between the feudal states and the church. The dent of power juggle between the kings and the popes shaped the western world to a large extent.
Between the church and the temporal states there were positives like ecclesiastic privileges, monarchical actions and many successions. The bishops had a lot of religious authority and had the power to the ultimate "ruler of the kingdom".
